Starling murmuration, Albert Bridge, Belfast, March 2016
Thousands of starlings perform overhead as sunset approaches. They spin, dance, flutter and dive in a stunning performance. No music needed – they provide all the beauty you could ask for.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 March 2016
Travel with Intent 
Wonderful sky capture, Debbie!
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That is a lot of birds dancing!
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An amazing sight 🙂
On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:32 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Holy moly!!!! What a show! And great shot!
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Very cool shot!
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Sometimes the starlings darken the sky and I have yet to capture them with my camera. Great shot.
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I’d like to get back to take some more
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Adore your interpretation and the fantastic photo!
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I was so lucky to have seen this just a couple of days before the challenge !
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Very nice, it reminds me of when I’ve seen them to their dance before.
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Wonderful shot of the starling, I see the moon too. Happy weekend!
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Wow! This is incredible!
Thank you for your participation at I’d rather b birdin’ this weekend.
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Wonderful capture!
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Excellent photo capture. I’m never fast enough when a flock of birds fly over. By the time I get my camera they’re gone. I need to keep my little Canon Point & Shoot in my pocket when I’m outside working in the back yard. Or put my DSLR on the bench in the shed for quick access
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Yes, that sounds a good idea.
You’d have been ok with these though – they circle for about an hour!
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You are right – they do dance in the air.
Visiting from BLACK AND WHITE WEEKEND.
FRANKLY MY DEAR
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I’ve never heard of this. What an experience that must have been! I love the slice of moon in your shot, set off against all the birds.
janet
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It was truly amazing. Just chance and I had never heard of it either.
On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:30 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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ha, that is a capture. wonderful.
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Beautiful with the crescent moon.
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And some of those starlings may well have been Swedish! They tend to move down to Britain to get slightly warmer weather in winter.
On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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So maybe one of them will be visiting my big maple soon 😉
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How lovely! Great experience, great photo.
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Really superb photo!
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Hi Debbie, Jennifer here from the Albert Bridge! It was so lovely to meet and chat with you that evening. What a wonderful blog you have. I have been waiting to see what photo you would post from the murmuration. Lovely that you chose a view with the moon in it. With my wide angle I obviously have a couple of completely different images – but I still need to go back and back again until I get that magic shot! Nevertheless I got a couple to satisfy me until the next time 😉
I look forward to following your blog, some wonderful pictures and interesting writing also
Jennifer xxx
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Hi Jennifer
Yes, it was great to meet you too. I had never even heard about murmurations before. I am determined to return some time, with a wide angle lens so that I can capture the patterns and numbers. And also just to stand and watch. It was a real joy
Do you put your shots up anywhere? – I’d love to keep up with your return visits!
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Hi Debbie, yes I posted a few of mine on my Facebook page so you could look there. Got a few decent ones but have not yet captured that perfect shot! As with all nature it takes practice. Following your blog is inspiring me to start mine again – I used to have a WordPress blog but didn’t keep it up. Any ideas or advice for me if I was to start up again?
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Oh yes, dive back in. There are hundreds of free themes to choose from (I just changed mine, to be a bit more photography based).
And then join into a few challenges to get to know everyone. I can do you a short list of lively ones, including birds and animals!
I pay for mine now for a bit of extra storage and for the website name/URL, but no need for you to pay anything to get started again!
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Will you have a look at what I did in the past – it is a wordpress blog? I started by doing the weekly photo challenge to keep me focused, had some very positive feedback. Recently a few people have suggested I write a book and it got me thinking that perhaps writing my blog would be a good way to start. Would appreciate a list of a few good themes – at the moment I have no idea where even to find the weekly photo challenge!
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Superb shot!
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